Now is a great time to dial in your safety gear including putting fresh new batteries in your beacons! Local shops across the state will be handing out free
Batteries for Beacons now until February 1, 2025. All you need to do is fill out a quick survey and grab the AAA or AA batteries you need to keep your beacon fresh this season. Find participating shops and more info
here.
If you want to head south to Salt Lake for the evening, please join the UAC and DPS Skis for a fun night of Avalanche Jeopardy this Friday, December 20th from 6:00 - 8:30 PM at Industry SLC. More information for this FREE event is available
here. See you there!
This Morning: Skies are clear and temperatures at many mountain locations are well above freezing and in the upper 30's F, with the coolest temperatures at low-elevation trailheads. Winds are from the south and west and generally light, with the highest ridge lines gusting to near 30 mph.
Today: Beacon, probe, shovel, and ..... sunhat. Sunny skies with temperatures soaring to near-record levels as they rise well into the mid and upper 40's F. Winds will be from the west/southwest with gusts in the low 20's mph along exposed mid-level ridge lines, with the most exposed locations along the Ogden Skyline gusting near 30 mph.
Extended Forecast: Tomorrow is the first day of astronomical winter, but it may take a few more days to reflect this. A weak storm arrives late Sunday with a few inches of snow possible, and a decent system arriving around the 25th is looking more promising. The final week of 2024 shows hints of active weather.
No avalanches reported from the Ogden backcountry since this weekend.
You can read all recent observations and avalanche activity
here.
